Final Score: Richmond 10 | St. Bonaventure 6
Location: Pitt Field (Richmond, Va.)
Records: St. Bonaventure 11-28 (5-15) | Richmond 22-24-1 (11-11)

St. Bonaventure Starters: T. Johnson (SS), Gresock (C), Dunn (DH), Brozick (1B), Bell (CF), Diaz (LF), Heath (RF), Rosencrance (3B), Styn (2B), A. Johnson (P)

The Short Story:
The St. Bonaventure baseball team attempted a late comeback in the top of the eighth, but ended up falling to the Richmond Spiders by a score of 10-6 on Friday, May 9.

The Spiders struck early, scoring three-runs in the bottom of the first inning. The Bonnies got a run back in the second but the Spiders continued to strike as they scored four runs over the next three innings. After five innings of play the Spiders led by a score of 7-3.

St. Bonaventure came close to completing a comeback between the sixth and eighth inning as they tallied five runs. Heading into the bottom of the eighth, SBU trailed by one run, but was quickly erased as Richmond scored three runs to close out the game.

Zak Sterling (5-3) earned the win for the Spiders, while Asa Johnson (3-5) posted the loss. Johnson faced 27 batters, which he would strikeout three and allow seven earned runs.  

How It Happened:

• The Richmond Spiders didn't take long to get on the board as they would leave the bottom of the first inning with a three-run lead. After a hit towards the shortstop and a walk, Matt Dacey homered to right field.  
• St. Bonaventure got a run back in the top of the second after a Joel Rosencrance single to center field that drove in Bret Heath.
• In the bottom of the third inning the Spiders notched on two-runs, including a double down the right field line to score Jansen Fraser.
• With a four-run lead in tack for Richmond, Tyler Beckwith and Dacey extended the Spiders lead to six runs with only two swings of the bat as they each recorded a solo homerun.
• The St. Bonaventure right fielder, Bret Heath, registered his own homerun in the top of the sixth as he homered down the right field line to score Jonathan Diaz from second.
• The ballgame calmed down until the top of the eighth, when SBU was able to score three runs with only one hit. Dylan Dunn ended up driving in a run after being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded.  After the top of the eighth, St. Bonaventure trailed 7-6.
• The Spiders went on to answer back all three-runs that the Bonnies scored in the previous half inning. Among the three-runs for Richmond were two walks with the bases loaded.

Inside The Box Score:

• Starting Pitcher, Asa Johnson, pitched six innings with three strikeouts, but allowed eight hits and seven runs. Johnson also went on to give up three homeruns on the day.
• The Brown and White knocked 11 hits, including a homerun and four doubles. Four SBU players tallied two-hits apiece. The four to earn two hits were Bell, Heath, Rosencrance and Danny Urban.
• St. Bonaventure left a total of 12 runners on base compared to the Spiders, who only left five.

On Deck:
The Bonnies hit the field on Saturday, May 10 as they take on the Richmond Spiders in game-two of the three-game series. First pitch is set for 12 p.m.